maskedmonkey2
Member
Hi all, I have been an admirer of the discoverys for many years. I have come across what I think may be a hell of a deal, I'm interested to see what those of you experienced with the platform think.
I found an 05 LR3 V8 SE that seems to be fairly clean with 115k miles. The issues as relayed by the seller are:
Sunroof leak
Radio works intermittently
Battery dies after a few days of sitting
Transmission shifts "rough" in and out of neutral
1 tire has a flat spot from sitting
I looked at the carfax for the vehicle and it appears that this is it's 3rd owner since 2010. It doesn't appear to have been to a dealer for service since late 2009. The owner has replaced the air system with BA coils.
The seller has accepted my offer of $1500. I'm fairly confident that I can sort out the electrical gremlins, but it is the transmission issue that concerns me the most. I'm hoping that it is also an electronic issue related to the sunroof leak but would like to get a bead on what you fine people think, I know it's probably impossible to diagnose with such little information. My assumption is that for that kind of money I can't really lose, but I have no experience with this platform.
Thanks for any insight!
I found an 05 LR3 V8 SE that seems to be fairly clean with 115k miles. The issues as relayed by the seller are:
Sunroof leak
Radio works intermittently
Battery dies after a few days of sitting
Transmission shifts "rough" in and out of neutral
1 tire has a flat spot from sitting
I looked at the carfax for the vehicle and it appears that this is it's 3rd owner since 2010. It doesn't appear to have been to a dealer for service since late 2009. The owner has replaced the air system with BA coils.
The seller has accepted my offer of $1500. I'm fairly confident that I can sort out the electrical gremlins, but it is the transmission issue that concerns me the most. I'm hoping that it is also an electronic issue related to the sunroof leak but would like to get a bead on what you fine people think, I know it's probably impossible to diagnose with such little information. My assumption is that for that kind of money I can't really lose, but I have no experience with this platform.
Thanks for any insight!